5. THE VULTURES IN THE DISNEY 1967 VERSION ARE BASED ON THE BEATLES
Liverpool Accents? Check. Mop-top cuts falling in their eyes? Check. Harmonizing melody? Check! These vultures are based on the Beatles, who were just hitting their stride in the late 60s. Supposedly the Beatles manager Brian Epstein approach Walt Disney Studios to have the band appear in the film and the Disney animators designed the characters based on them. The Fab Four British Quartet were even asked to voice the characters that they inspired. John Lennon was the one who apparently rejected the idea. So alas, Disney would not get one great Jazz voice in Prima and one great pop voice in the Beatles in one movie. When the Beatles dropped out, the vultures’ song was rewritten as a barbershop quartet instead. (Credits: screencrush.com) 4. "MOWGLI" IS PRONOUNCED WRONG According to Kipling's daughter, the first syllable of Mowgli's name rhymes with "cow" rather than "show." The mispronunciation was not unique to Disney, as it showed up in at least one previous film adaptation of the book. It's not clear whether Disney just didn't know or didn't care how to pronounce "Mowgli," but Kipling's daughter reportedly never forgave the mistake. Dante’s journey into the after life lasts from the night before Good Friday to the Wednesday after Easter in the spring of 1300 He explained that there are nine levels of hell: Limbo- virtuous Pagans.. Lascivious. Gluttons. Avaricious and Spendthrifts. Wrathful. Heretics. Violent. Fraudulent. Treacherous. Satan is found in the ninth circle, eating traitors. (Credits: screencrush.com) 3. PHIL HARRIS MADE BALOO A STAR Before Harris was cast in the role, Baloo didn't have a huge role in Disney's version of 'The Jungle Book.' But the Disney artists loved the warmth and spontaneity that Harris gave the bear. Baloo became the emotional center of the story, an affectionate not-quite father figure torn between his own desire to have Mowgli stay in the jungle and his responsibility to do what's right for the man cub. Harris went on to voice two more Disney characters: Thomas O'Malley in 'The Aristocats' and Baloo's brown-furred twin Little John in 'Robin Hood.' (Credits: screencrush.com) 2. THE ORIGINAL STORY WAS CALLED "DARKER" Bill Peet, a Disney story artist who had been with the studio since 1937, storyboarded an early draft of 'The Jungle Book' that had a clearer storyline than Kipling's episodic tales, yet still retained the dark tone of the original book. Walt found Peet's version too serious for a Disney film and wanted changes. Peet refused and quit both the project and his job at Disney. He went on to become a successful writer and illustrator of children's books. Though much of Peet's version of the movie was scrapped, some elements that he created remain, including King Louie and the ending where Mowgli falls for a young girl and returns to the human village with her. (Credits: screencrush.com) 1. IT WAS THE LAST FILM WALT DISNEY HIMSELF WORKED ON Walt Disney passed away in 1966 from complications from lung cancer. 'The Jungle Book' was released the following year, making it the last animated film to have its production personally supervised by Walt. The fate of animation at the Disney studio was uncertain following Walt's death, so the critical and financial success of 'The Jungle Book' was much needed good news for DIsney animation. (Credits: screencrush.com) Did you like reading "The Jungle Book" ? Yes.Then most readers loved reading these 3 books on Amazon as well.
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